FOOTBALL.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 15, Issue 1298, 20 June 1893, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

The second match this season between 'he Gore and Ma aura Clubs took place on Baturday last on the grounds of the latter, Mataura again scoring a win by f>-ur poiuts to two. Koyds captained the visitors and T. Smith the hme team. Two spalls of 40 minutes each weie played. Royilß kickid off in tar. firet spell, which was au exwevjiugly poor display of football, the play being coufined plooost entirely to the forwards. Play during most of the 9pell was centred about midfielr 1 , both sides occasionally gaining a slight advantage, which neither held long. Free kick 9 were frequent on both sides ; indeed the number of free kicks awarded during the game was enormous, and says li tie for the respective piayeia through whose disobedience to the rules these were awarded. Towards the end o£ this epell one if the Mataura men carried the ball over his own goal me, and on a scrum being formed five yards out, Fox came away with the bail and scored a try, which Gibson failed to ci.nvert. Bmith started the second spell, which was almost a repet.tiou of the first, the forwards of both sides seeming to forget that there were playtrs behind them waiting for the ball. Soon after this spell sUrted a number "of the Mataura forwards earned the ball over the Gore line, and Cameron scored, Arnet failing with the kick, which was rather an easy one. Shortly afterwards Burnside scored again for the home team, McLeoti this time taking the kick, which, however, did not enhance the score. From his to the close o£ the spell nothing of importance took place, t&c game being kept vtry tight All through the game wiss one or the poorest exhibitions of football that has taken pace for some time between thi«3e Clubs, the play reminding one of that indulged io about six years ago, when thjse who cculd do most " bullocking " were conbidered the best men. Too much rough play was indulged in, and we think it a pity that the matches between these two clubs are not played in a more friendly spirit than wes the case on Saturday. Of the individual players it would be rather difficult to particularise, but Fox played undoubtedly the best forward game on the ground, and next to him came Catherill, particularly in the second spell. The half-backs of both teams played goo. l gamep, Brooks dcing the njoßt honest work. The three-quarters on either side did not have much to do, but what little was required ot them was not always done as it might have been. Clark at ful'-back for Mataura did uot play up to his usual form, and Brown in a like position for Wore g"t his side outof.Bome difficulties in a creditable manner. A fair number of spectators witnessed the game, an their behaviour at times was, to s*y the let»s't, uncalled for, ho >ting being fnquently indulged in. Mr H. Dolamore held the whistle, and Messrs T. • astie aad J. Illing worth were touoh-line juiges.